The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1887-01-20
THE EDITORS DESK.
COMMENTS ON TOPICS THAT ARE
INTERESTING THE PEOPLE.
The Chronicle Expresses Its Opinion on
passing Public Events and Questions
of Intetest Now Before the People.

Hon. JOS. X. Hawley~tlas been re elected
10 TIE Senate from Connecticut. A native
If North Carolina Gen. Hawley has won
fame IN his Northern home. He is among
tqr most honest and best furnished Of the
Republican Senators.
Mr. Maxwell German has accepted a
1fSition on the editorial staff Of the Dur
lam Tobacco Plant. We congratulate the
Plant on securing Mr.. Germans services
and we congratulate Mr.. German that lie
i, connected with so excellent and pro
,rt.sive a paper as the Plant.
During tie year 1886 Biackwell's Dur
han Bud Tobacco Manufacturing Com
pany, of which Mr. Julian s. Car is
President, declared Il dividend of % Der
cent on the one million dollars capital
stock The Company will increase its stock
~ Two million dollars and make the shares
So each. Last week the Legislature en-
lowered the Company to make the in
rrease.
II We could get the ear OF every farmer
I'll North Carolina and whisper but one
admonition it would be: Don't sign any
paper without reading it and beware of
strange men gong through the country
selling clocks, &c, On long time. They
usually charge two or three prices, and
take a note that binds the farmer III CHAINS
that he cannot break. If you buy from
them keep your eyes open and read all
notes before signing
The Congress having resolved upon eel
.',ratia- The 100ih anniversary of the
.nitri states at Washington in 1899, the
plan i, to have y Permanent Exposition
for tn" three Americas. a national board
oflromotion has been named. Those for
E.iI Ca!olina are. Hon. a. NJ Scales,
t,.,ct,uor Of North Carolina: j. H. Currie,
f-,l. President of the Wilmington Pro
ducc Exchange; T. G. Williams, Esq
>cretary of the State Agricultural Socie-
II: v L. Williams, Esq, Master of the
Stale Grange.
senator Williams, of Pitt has introduc-
ed a bill in the Senate to make it unlaw-
ful to deal in futures in cotton, corn, wheat,
pork, bacon, lard bulk meats or any other
farm product whatever. The bill provides
that anv note, bond, contract, or obliga-
ton given in such dealing shall be null
and void and no action shall lie for its
recovery.
The passaee of this bill would save thou
sands Of dollars to many of our people
who Ar, annually feeced by reason Of the
dealin, in or gambling in futures" as
Mr.. Williams calls it. He says it is no
more nor less than gambling and that it
ought to be dealt with as all other species
of gambling. We expect to hear Senator
Williams make one of his characteristic
sppeches in favor of this bill.
4 prominent teacher in North Carolina
makes the following suggestion which is
worthy Of the consideration Of legislators
and other publicists:
The Legislature ought to establish at
least one good State Normal School. The
act establishing the school ought to locate
it al that place which would give most for
building, ground, and equipments; but no
bid should be considered which would be
less than SO, 900 The part Of the State
then should be to furnish the current ex-
penses Of the school. Such school would
be well worth fifty thousand dollars to any
good town like Salisbury, Greensboro, &c.
What do you think of it? The State ought
not 70 furnish the building, grounds, fur
nlture apparatus. &c. Such school would
be of incalculabie value to the University
and all the high schools and colleges in
the State
When preacher attempts farming it
usually takes all his salary to keep his
farm running This was Mr.. Beecher's
experience. Horace Greely succeeded well
as editor of the New York Tribune but
eonld not make his farm pay. To these two
Hinstrious examples North Carolina furn-
shes third The editor of the Dan Val
icy Echo teaches school and is County
superintendent Of schools in addition to
editing the paper. Concluding that he
ought to employ all his time last Spring
"onSht shoat which cost him $1.75. He
spent 81 60 in fattening the pig which he
Killed last week. 1t weighed 35 pounds,
winch at six cents pound amounted to
Elo The pork cost him, therefore, 3S4
cents per pound. In the last issue OF the
Echo the editor gives these facts and adds:
lhe Agricultural department of this
paper Is discontinued until further notice. .
FROM conversations with lawyers and
Editors, mechanics and farmers, mer-
c'lants and business men generally, we
oeIeve that there is a growing sentiment
North Carolina in favor of transferring
'Ae pardoning power from the Governor
% Board of three or five gentlemen.
ineg argue that SO important matter as
''e and death ought to be passed upon
y more than one man. One thing the
CHRONICLE knows: That no Board of Par
IONS would be more careful and thorough
IN the examination of all facts bearing or
'ie case, or more conscientiously desire te
n0id the scales of justice evenly than Gov
'cales here is now no duty devolvlne
upon the Governor that weighs more
neaVlly upon the Chief Executive than the
'eS'lgatlon OF petitions for pardons
We happen to know something Of Gov
'.nof Scales method of reaching con
'iuslon when pardon or Communication
VI sentence is asked. and we do not be